(19)
(11) EP 2 711 293 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
01.11.2017 Bulletin 2017/44

(43) Date of publication A2:
26.03.2014 Bulletin 2014/13

(21) Application number: 13185958.9

(22) Date of filing: 25.09.2013
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
B64C 27/473(2006.01)
B64C 27/625(2006.01)
 B64C 27/51(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 25.09.2012 US 201213625959

(71) Applicant: The Boeing Company
Chicago, IL 60606-1596 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Gill - III, Frank Joseph
    Ridley Park, PA Pennsylvania 19078 (US)
  • Cawthorne, Matthew Howard
    Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania 19142 (US)
  • Cline, Christopher James
    Philadelphia, PA Pennsylvania 19142 (US)
  • Panneerselvam, Dinesh
    Ridley Park, PA Pennsylvania 19078 (US)
  • Fay, Russell Eddy
    Ridley Park, PA Pennsylvania 19078 (US)

(74) Representative: Bartelds, Erik et al
Arnold & Siedsma Bezuidenhoutseweg 57
2594 AC The Hague
2594 AC The Hague (NL)

   


(54) Adjustable payload enclosure for wing


(57) An enclosure (100) for carrying an adjustable payload (150). The enclosure (100) is beneficially used on a rotorcraft blade or other similar structure. The enclosure (100) has a first element (104, 106) having a first flange (124, 126) and an upper element (102). The first element (104, 106) has an upper surface (170) which has a first angle (160) with respect to a lower surface of the first flange (124, 126) in a direction extending from an inboard direction to an outboard direction. The upper element (102) has a lower surface (172) which has a second angle (158) with respect to an upper surface (114) of said upper element (102) in a direction extending from an inboard direction to an outboard direction, the lower surface (172) being in contact with the upper surface (170) of said first element (104, 106), the second angle (158) being in a direction which is opposite to the direction of said first angle (160). The first element (104, 106) and the upper element (102) define a cavity for holding a payload (150).







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